Open AccessThe New Requirement for Instructor Recruitment at School of Foreign Languages: What Do Administrators Think?
Author(s) -
Erdem Aksoy,
Derya Bozdoğan,
Mümin Şen
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
yükseköğretim dergisi :/yükseköğretim dergisi
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2146-7978
pISSN - 2146-796X
DOI - 10.2399/yod.21.531653
Subject(s) - certification , legislature , foreign language , work (physics) , pedagogy , psychology , mathematics education , medical education , political science , engineering , medicine , law , mechanical engineering
In 2018, a legislative change -law number 2547- resulted in the adoption of the title "instructor", replacing "lecturers, specialists, translators, and education planners" for positions at the different departments of universities. This law also led to an adjustment in the instructor recruitment requirements. Correspondingly, the English language teaching instructors must have completed a master's degree to be hired to work at School of Foreign Languages (SFLs). This paper aims to uncover the opinions and suggestions of School of Foreign Language administrators about this change. This study shows that administrators approach the new requirement unenthusiastically due to the possible problems in hiring instructors. As an alternative criterion to a master's degree in ELT, administrators consider certification, teaching experience and graduate degrees in non-ELT programs. The results suggest that instructors be provided with professional development opportunities that merges theory into practice.